The Empress of the Clouds by Desiree Ultican In March 1896, Widow Evaline "Evvy" Amstel has been left with a tremendous debt―before he was murdered, her husband had promised to build and deliver a revolutionary airship, The Empress of the Clouds, to Erasmus Marchand, an embittered Southern millionaire who resents the fact that the damned Yankees won the Civil War. Now that Amstel is dead, no one in Joplin, Missouri, a zinc/lead mining boomtown, knows where the Empress is . . . or if it even … [Read more...] about The Empress of the Clouds by Desiree Ultican
The Empress of the Clouds by Desiree Ultican
At the turn of the 20th century, Evaline Amstel's inventor husband Heinz has been murdered—leaving her in dire straits. He has indebted her fortune to a mysterious Southern millionaire with a promise to build a fantastic airship, The Empress of the Clouds. The widow faces treacherous escapades in her search for the missing aircraft before it is used for unspeakable evil. Targeted Age Group:: adults What Inspired You to Write Your Book? I began thinking about my steampunk adventure / … [Read more...] about The Empress of the Clouds by Desiree Ultican
